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    • Site of the Day: June 2013 Created: Monday, June 03, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
      Find a daily destination of interest to parents of children with special needs. The sites listed here were featured in June 2013.
    • Readers' Choice: Favorite New Special-Needs Memoir Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
      Learn more about the finalists for "Favorite New Special-Needs Memoir" in the 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards, then vote for your favorite.
    • Early-Intervention Services in Hawaii Created: Sunday, October 23, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
      Hawaii's early-intervention program is called Early Intervention Section. Learn more about Hawaii early-intervention services and how you can quickly get started.
    • Transition to Adulthood in Ohio Created: Sunday, May 15, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
      Ohio's adulthood-transition planning for students with special needs should begin by time a student turns 14. Learn more about special education in Ohio from a parent advisor with experience helpin...
    • Gluten-Free Brownies Created: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
      Brownies are a delicious treat, but for kids with wheat allergies, they may be off limits. These recipes from around the Web take the wheat flour out but leave all that chocolatey goodness in.
    • Response to Intervention Created: Sunday, September 25, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Response to Intervention is a term used by special educators when discussing students with suspected learning disabilities. Find out what it means for your child.
    • Site of the Day Created: Monday, March 01, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Looking for somewhere good to surf? Stop by here first for a daily destination of interest to parents of children with special needs, to parents in general, or to anyone looking for diversion. The ...
    • Sites of the Day: Developmental Disabilities Created: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Listing of sites on developmental disabilities that have been featured as a About Parenting Special Needs Site of the Day.
    • Site of the Day Alphabetical Index Created: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Looking for somewhere good to surf? Stop by here first for a daily destination of interest to parents of children with special needs, to parents in general, or to anyone looking for diversion. On t...
    • Special-Needs Special Events - Awareness and Advocacy Events, Month by Month Created: Friday, January 07, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Every month and many days of the year have been set aside to promote awareness or advocacy of an illness, disability, or other special-needs-related cause. Use this January index to make sure you m...
    • Special-Needs Business Profile: Steps4Kids Created: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Profile of an online business, started by a parent of a child with special needs, that offers equipment and instruction to help kids with handwriting.
    • Book Review: Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid! Created: Friday, February 23, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Two sisters who are both moms of children with special needs offer a delightful dose of humor -- "the best medicine for parents of 'imperfect' kids, without the scary side effects."
    • Add Your Review to Mine Created: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Share your own opinion of a book I've reviewed for the Harried Parent's Book Club.
    • Site of the Day Created: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Looking for somewhere good to surf? Stop by here first for a daily destination of interest to parents of children with special needs, to parents in general, or to anyone looking for diversion. The ...
    • Before You Look for Information on PTSD Created: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Start with these recommended resources for finding facts, strategies, and advice on parenting children with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
    • Before You Look for Information on FASD Created: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Start with these recommended resources for finding facts, strategies, and advice on parenting children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
    • Preparing the School for Your Child with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Created: Sunday, October 30, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      School can be a dangerous place for children with osteogenesis imperfecta -- and for the families that send them there. Let the school know what your child needs to be safe with these tips and prin...
    • Preparing the School for Your Child with Central Auditory Processing Disorder Created: Friday, August 26, 2005 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      School can be a difficult place for children with auditory processing problems, full of academic, social, and behavioral misunderstandings. Let the school know what your child needs to be succeed w...
    • Summer Special-Needs Planning Guide Created: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Having trouble finding the perfect summer program for your child with special needs? Find the ideas and inspiration you're looking for in this gathering of summer-fun options for children with spec...
    • Celiac-Disease News 2013 Created: Sunday, March 03, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      News stories on celiac disease from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January and February of 2013.
    • Autism Parenting News 2013 Created: Monday, March 11, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
      Autism parenting news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January and February, 2013.
    • Special-Needs Business Profile: The Victoria Chart Company Created: Sunday, June 05, 2011 Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013
      Profile of a business that offers colorful reward charts for kids, including apps that make the charts portable.
    • Preparing the School for Your Child with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Created: Thursday, September 08, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      School can be a difficult place for children with nonverbal learning disabilities -- academically, behaviorally and socially. Let the school know what your child needs to be successful with these t...
    • Should Head Lice Keep Kids Out of School? Created: Friday, April 22, 2005 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      No Nits policies aim to keep lice infestations under control, but can keep kids out of school, and parents out of work, for extended periods. This is a particular concern for kids in special educat...
    • Autism Parenting News 2010 Created: Thursday, December 01, 2011 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      Autism parenting news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January, 2010.
    • What Is the Americans With Disabilities Act? Created: Monday, October 06, 2008 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      Learn about the law that requires organizations accepting public funds to make their buildings and their programs accessible to people with disabilities.
    • Cancer News 2012 Created: Sunday, June 16, 2013 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      News stories on cancer, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first half of 2012.
    • Allergy News 2010-2012 Created: Sunday, June 16, 2013 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      News stories on allergies, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2012.
    • Featured Special-Needs Blog Posts 2013 Created: Sunday, March 17, 2013 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      Posts from special-needs blogs featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January and February of 2013
    • Down-Syndrome News 2013 Created: Monday, March 18, 2013 Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013
      News stories on Down syndrome, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first two months of 2013.
    • Book Reviews on Parenting Special Needs Created: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013
      No time to read long book reviews? We'll distill the most important information on those special-needs parenting books you've been hearing about and let you know if they're worth your precious free...
    • Harried Parent's Book Club Created: Sunday, September 09, 2007 Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013
      No time to read long book reviews? We'll distill the most important information on those medical and parenting books you've been hearing about and let you know if they're worth your precious free t...

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